[proposed heating payments this winter]

Sorry wrong thread - please delete.

[DISH 504 half sovereign]

Does anyone have an image of a DISH 504 half sovereign? David Iverson and Steve Hill's publication just has a close-up of the initials and the only image I can find is https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&auc=166&searchlot=901&searchtype=2 which isn't particularly clear.

[2015 britannia £2 rarity]

Nice - is it a circulation only coin?

[1860 Penny Attribution Help - Die crack between 8 and 6 of date]

Looks like a Holland D* as well (sub-variety of Freeman D).

Paul Holland has looked at some die cracks in his articles but they're in-depth (not just documenting the different cracks).

[New variety of Victorian Penny reverse D]

Has anyone found one of these 1860 pennies with the two extra lines in the shield?

[Silver Coins]

9 hours ago, VickySilver said:

I don't really know about the BM and possible internet accessibility. That collection is absolutely incomprehensible...

Yes I just had a play with the search - it didn't return anything obvious. Lots of British West African pieces are photographed but not British pieces.

[The Elusive 2002 Jamaica Proof Set Remains So]

I think I found second 1982 Solomon Islands proof set (no case, just the coins) for sale on ebay for $5 or thereabouts. I had no need but the mintage is unknown (but likely less than 200).

I'm sure the set would normally cost around $200.

Other than that it has been a struggle to find even one of the Cook Islands or Solomon Islands rarities.

[Silver Coins]

On 6/28/2022 at 2:39 PM, VickySilver said:

I had heard that as well - about the shell casings - but then recall that the research did not yield the WW I casings to be of that alloy (??), and that it was speculative. The British Museum have an interesting collection of different alloy strikes from the time that are designated for anyone interested.

Are they photographed on their website?

[Ebay's BEST Offerings]

On 7/5/2022 at 7:57 AM, 1949threepence said:

Incidentally, high time we had a new book on pre 1860 copper, including the top quality pics that are easily available today. Can't quite understand why we've had several on post 1860 bronze, but none the other way. Maybe it's a period which never quite captured the numismatic imagination.  

I suppose it was before we were all born, so we have no fond memories of it, but was there any copper book similar to Freeman's when decimalisation rolled around? I assumed that bronze varieties were popular because they were cheap (to pull from change at least) but also because there was a readily available reference book that got to the point.

[Is this error or bad designed?]

Is the coin rusted? Looks like it may have been buried.

[The Elusive 2002 Jamaica Proof Set Remains So]

I would too - I've seen a few scarce Solomon Islands things come up and have bought duplicates.

[Jubilee head sixpence die pairings]

Also that's on a Jubilee head rather than a young head right? And where did you get the images? Are they from an auction? I've had no luck looking for a "wide date" 1887 sixpence.

[F38 having 2 different obverse dies]

Ah understood - thanks.

[Jubilee head sixpence die pairings]

Oh, maybe like the 1887 half crown - do you have a picture of the whole coin? Odd that a pattern would have such an overdate though.

[Panama Rarity: 1982 FM One Balboa (U) “Ley 0.500”]

I don't know the history of the Franklin Mint but I thought it went out of business or similar and continues to exist in name only. Not outside the realm of possibility that staff kept or sold old dies.

[Halfcrown list]

Ah nice, thanks - looks I had that bookmarked but the auction search doesn't seem to highlight whose collection it was.

[F38 having 2 different obverse dies]

On 6/11/2022 at 4:15 AM, terrysoldpennies said:

Your right , but they also have different reverses , as they both have a different date width .  The first has the 2 over the tooth [12 tooth width] , the other its positioned over the gap between the teeth and narrower [11.5 tooth]  .

I'm a bit confused - 2+G, 3+G and 6+G are the known die pairings for 1862 right? Reverse G obviously has a number of different date spacings, but the obverses don't vary do they?

[Jubilee head sixpence die pairings]

Thanks Nick and just.me - great information.

Is that an 8 over 8?

[Ebay Listings of British Coins]

I haven't looked at ebay much lately - I see a few coins trying to sold on UK Facebook coin groups but I don't pay enough attention to see if they do sell.

[Panama Rarity: 1982 FM One Balboa (U) “Ley 0.500”]

Hm, the plot thickens.

Was the Franklin Mint source published in one of those early catalogues?

[Halfcrown list]

Shame - I periodically see the unlisted types get mentioned here and note them down.

I don't suppose there was an auction of Davies' collection at any point? Or is he still collecting?

[1908 Sovereign]

Yes the date doesn't look right, not does the rim.

[Halfcrown list]

On 6/4/2022 at 3:14 AM, just.me said:

1882 has 2 varieties, reverse C and reverse D 

1889 obverse 2 is paired with reverses A, B & C 

Oh interesting - not in Davies.

Do you know where they were published?

[Panama Rarity: 1982 FM One Balboa (U) “Ley 0.500”]

Again, for 11 pieces, why bother?

Is this a coin for which the dies were mysteriously sold off or was that another Panamanian coin?

[Score lines or graffiti]

I see now that the numbers for the groat and threepence obverses match - convenient.

But it looks like Graham Dyer found another one not mentioned above.